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Review of 5th grade Earth Science topics.
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1
Hot molten rock deep below the Earth's surface is
humus
magma
lava
deposition
2
Under the crust is the ________, Earth's thickest layer.
inner core
mantle
outer core
crust
3
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down is called
erosion
deposition
weathering
4
Any remains or imprint of living things of the past describes a(n)
ore
fossil
mineral
gem
5
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is called
weathering
erosion
deposition
6
A scientist who study's the Earth and its materials is called a...
geologist
mineralogist
gemologist
astronomer
7
Pieces of Earth that move along the surface are called
dirt
plates
earthquakes
roads
8
The breaking down of rocks into similar pieces is called
chemical rain
deposition
weathering
erosion
9
A crack in the Earth's crust with sides that show evidence of motion is a(n)
deposition
fault
shear
canyon
10
The movement of Earth's material (sediment) by wind, water, and ice is called
sedimentary
landslide
erosion
weathering
11
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean is called
erosion
weathering
deposition
12
The dropping off of bits eroded rock is called
glaciers
landslide
deposition
weathering
13
The force that squeezes or pushes the crust together is
tension
Earth Squeeze
shear
compression
14
The force that stretches or pulls apart the crus is
tension
compression
plate tectonics
shear